Re:Stop Calling It “Military-Grade Encryption”
by shakna on Wednesday August 28, 2019 @03:23AM
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I've seen a lot of people refer to their practices as "Industry Standard" when they know what they're doing, and a lot of marketing teams use "Military-Grade".
I don't think this particular hill is one to die on - the public have a perception that the military are amazing at using the latest and greatest technology, so the marketing teams will always continue to use it. Fighting it will be about as effective as fighting clickbait.
Instead, let it guide your own choices. Any sign like this that shows the marketing team wrote the Security Policy page is one where you should absolutely start questioning if they know what they're doing.
I don't think this particular hill is one to die on - the public have a perception that the military are amazing at using the latest and greatest technology, so the marketing teams will always continue to use it. Fighting it will be about as effective as fighting clickbait.
Instead, let it guide your own choices. Any sign like this that shows the marketing team wrote the Security Policy page is one where you should absolutely start questioning if they know what they're doing.